The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-12-25

But what of Zion and her redemp-
tionf
Let the wcrd of the Lord, the Cod q,
Enoch, the God of Joseph-ZIon-build-
ers of two dispensations-give answer:
"THE REDEMPTION OF ZION MUST NsEDE
COME BY PowERW
Power dwells in unity, MOI in discord;
in humility, not pride; in sacrifice, not.
sel6shness; obedience, not rebellion
All, reader, the redemption of Zion is
more than the purchase or recovery of
lands, the building of cities, or even the
founding of nations. Etis the conquest
of the heart, the subjugation of the
soul: the sAnchfying of the flesh, the
purifying and ennobiing of the pas
sions. Greater Is he who subdues him
self, who captures and maintains the
citadel OF his own soul, than he Who
misnamed conqueror, fills the world
with the roar of drums, the thunder of
cannon, the lightning of swords and
ayonets, overturns and sets up king
doms. lives and reigns king. yet wears
to the grave the letters of unbridIed.
lust, and dies the slave of sin.
In her chi!dren's hearts must Zion
first be built up and redeemed; every
man seeking the interest of his neigh
Dor, and doing all things with an eye
single to the glory Of God" When the
6g-tree of Israel faith puts forth such
leaves, then know that the summer is
nigh.
What says Moses of Enoch and his
city2 ..-.
land the Lord called his people Zion,
because they were of one heart and one
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there was no poor among them"
D the sweetness of those Eimpis
wordsI Oh the sublimity of the picture
they porlrayl Liberty! Equality
fraternity! This is Zlon-tLe pure in
heart. t..H
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what did lions Camp achi. veP"
1t cast the shadow OF coming event;
struck the spark that shall kindle 30
fame; fixed on the horizon of history
shining star, the herald of glory yet
to come.
The day set for choosing the Twelve
was Saturday, February 18th, 1885.
The meeting having been duly Or
ganized, an expression was taken
whereby the elders manifested theiP
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have the Spiris of the Lord dictate IA
the choice of the apostles. Presidents
Oliver owdery, David Whitmer, and
Martin Harris, the three witnesses to
the Book OF Mormon, each offered
prayer, and, being blessed under the
hands of the First Presidency, pro-
ceeded to call forth the Twelve. The
first three chosen were Lyman Z.
Johnson, Brigham Young, and Heber
G! Kimball These were called into the
stand and ordained under the hands of
Witnesses. Next day, OrsOn Hyde,
David W. Patten, Luke S. Johnson,
William E. McLel:in, John +. Boyuton,
and William Smith were chosen in like
manner. The remaining three of the
| Twelve were Farley p. Pratt, Orsou
Pratt. and Thomas Marsh, who were
sb>eag a. the time OF choosing. Parley
was ordained an apostle on February
Dist, Thomas B. Marsh on the 18th or
Goth of April, and Orson GA the Goth of
| that month.
Thus were chosen the first Twelve
| Apostles of the last dispensation. The
first quorum of seventies, their CO
| laborers il the ministry, was called into
existence about that time, its members
! being selected, As the Twelve had been,
from the survivors of lions Camp,
whose faith and integrity had been
tried and proven.
'Ill fares the land; to fastening Ills a prey,
| Where wealth secumulates and men decay
During the absence of Apostle Kim
/ ball in the East, grieyous change had
come over the Church in Kirkland.
The greed of gain, the spirit OF specula-
ton was abroad IN the land. Manmon
had reared his affairs on consecrated
ground; the money changer was within
the temple.
The love of the things of earth
had usurped, in many hearts, the 1--we
of the things Of Leayen, and compare
lively few were free from the soluble
stroyinE influence of idolstry. Idol
airy? Yes; the bowling down to the
modern Bsal, the worship of wealth
the god of gold-the lust after the ways
and pleasures Of the world. The order
of Christ's kingdom is the order of
creation; 6rstly spiritual, and
secondly temporal. When this order is
subverted, "chaos is come again."
Sorrow is the inevitable consequence
of apostacy from the spiritual to the
temporal. ITO be- carnaliy-minded is
death, but 10 be spiri$ually-minded is
life eternal" Does not the fall of man
Illustrate this princlple2 Can he de-
soend from hea en- 10 earth without
causing and enduring pain2
The spiritual must sway the temporal,
the earthly be ruled by the heavenly.
How else shall it be sanctifed? 1t is
the spirit in man which moves the
body, not the body the spirit In the
Church. Christ's body, the spiritual
must reign supreme. The temporal on
the hearts tArOne is ever the usnrper;
the spiritual crowned and sceptred,
rHler by right divine.
1--WE were very much grieved.n says
Heber, ION our arrival in Kirkland, to
see the spirit OF speculation that was
prevailing in the Church. Trade and
traffic seemed to ensross the time and
attention of the Saints. When we left
Kirkland city LOT was worth about
$3.50; but on OR return, to our aston
ishment, the same lot was said to be
worth from $500 to 81, 600, according to
location; and some men, who, when I
left, could hardly get food to eat,
| fnnnd IN my rain tn ma man nf s1T-